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Functionalized Branched Alcohols As Non-Ionic Sugar Surfactants

a technology of branched alcohols and non-ionic sugar surfactants, applied in the field of branched alcohols, can solve the problems of low processing time in applications such as fast textile processing

Active Publication Date: 2021-06-24
EXXONMOBIL TECH & ENG CO
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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a method for making functionalized branched alcohols that have a glycosyl group, an ethylene oxide linker, and a tail. These alcohols are soluble in water without the need for solubilizers and can be made from extended branched alcohols. The functionalized branched alcohols can be used as surfactants and are biodegradable. The patent also provides different methods for making these functionalized branched alcohols. The technical effect of this patent is the creation of new functional materials that have improved properties and can be used in various applications.

Problems solved by technology

Furthermore, EXXAL™ branched ethoxylates when used in industrial surfactants have been shown to have a reduced wetting time from 12 to 4 seconds: 3 times lower than comparable linear alcohol ethoxylates, resulting in lower processing times in applications like fast textile processing.
Despite these advantages, the surfactant industry faces the continued challenge of delivering an ever-increasing supply of biodegradable products that meet these performance requirements.

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example 1

Synthesis of Functionalized Branched Alcohols

[0113]In this example and as shown below in Scheme XII, EXXAL™ 11 was first ethoxylated by conversion of EXXAL™ 11 to EXXAL™ 11 tosylate esters, followed by reaction with triethylene glycol in the presence of sodium hydride. The ethoxylated EXXAL™ 11 was then coupled to β-D-glucose pentaacetate in the presence of a Lewis acid. Next, the acetate groups were removed with a base to provide the functionalized branched alcohols. EXXAL™ 11 is a mixture wherein C11H23 represents the main component of the EXXAL™ 11 mixture.

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Non-ionic Sugar Surfactant Performance

[0114]In the next example, surface tension measurements were taken to demonstrate surface activity for functionalized branched alcohols and a comparative linear alcohol. Surface tension isotherms were measured for selected functionalized branched alcohols EXXAL™ 11-Glucose-3(EO )Linker (also referred to herein as “EXXAL™ 11-EO3-Glucoside”) and EXXAL™ 11-Galactose-3(EO)Linker, as well as comparative alkoxylated alcohol glycoside n-undecanol-glucose-3(EO)Linker (also referred to herein as “Undecanol-EO3-Glucoside”). The names, chemical structures, and weight average molecular weights of these functionalized branched alcohols are as follows:

[0115]Compound 1, n-undecanol-glucose-3(EO)Linker

[0116]Compound 2, EXXAL™ 11-Glucose-3(EO)Linker

[0117]Compound 3, EXXAL™ 11-Galactose-3(EO)Linker

[0118]The compounds were water soluble over the measured concentration ranges without any addition of solubilizers and / or complexing agents (which were needed in a prev...

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Abstract

Provided herein are functionalized branched alcohols comprising a glycosyl group, an ethylene oxide linker and a tail. The ethylene oxide linker comprises one or more units of ethylene oxide. The glycosyl group is a substituent structure of a cyclic monosaccharide. The tail comprises a branched paraffin or isomers thereof, the glycosyl group is attached to the ethylene oxide linker, and the ethylene oxide linker is attached to the tail. In an aspect, the glycosyl group is a substituent structure of glucose, mannose, galactose, sorbose, fructose, xylose, arabinose, ribose, lyxose, lactose, or maltose, or variants thereof. The tail can be a paraffin comprising 9 to 13 carbon atoms.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to branched alcohols, and more specifically relates to functionalized branched alcohols useful as non-ionic sugar surfactants.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Surfactant molecules are amphiphilic compounds, that is, some portion of the molecule is hydrophilic and some portion of the molecule is hydrophobic. These two segments have different solubility behavior in oil and water. At an oil-water interface, the polar segment of the molecule is found in the water phase while the non-polar segment resides in the oil phase. Surfactants can be classified based on polarity where an ionic surfactant interacts with polar fluids through charge-based interactions, or as a non-ionic surfactant that interacts through non-charged-based interactions such as hydrogen bonding. Traditional building blocks of surfactants include linear alpha olefins, linear alcohols, and linear alkyl benzenes, which are converted to surfactants through sulfonati...

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IPC IPC(8): C11D1/66C11D3/43C11D1/722
CPCC11D1/662C11D1/722C11D3/43C11D1/721
Inventor MABON, ROSSDEIGHTON, SHANEJUSUFI, ARBEN
Owner EXXONMOBIL TECH & ENG CO